Goulburn River (New South Wales)
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The Goulburn River is a tributary of the Hunter River in New South Wales
, Australia
.
The Goulburn River rises east of Mudgee and flows east, joining the Hunter River near the town of Denman
. It flows through a rugged and partly settled area, much of which is a national park
. It has a number of tributaries including the Widden Creek, the Krui River
and the Merriwa River.
The River was explored by William Lawson in 1823. The Goulburn River was named after Henry Goulburn
, a British
politician
in the 1820s.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The Goulburn River rises east of Mudgee and flows east, joining the Hunter River near the town of Denman
Denman, New South Wales
Denman is a small rural town in New South Wales, Australia, in Muswellbrook Shire. The town is located on the Golden Highway in the Upper Hunter Valley region, about 250 km north of Sydney...
. It flows through a rugged and partly settled area, much of which is a national park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
. It has a number of tributaries including the Widden Creek, the Krui River
Krui River
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and the Merriwa River.
The River was explored by William Lawson in 1823. The Goulburn River was named after Henry Goulburn
Henry Goulburn
Henry Goulburn PC FRS was an English Conservative statesman and a member of the Peelite faction after 1846.-Background and education:...
, a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in the 1820s.